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Public Hygiene Lets Us Stay Human. We work for well-designed sanitation systems that restore health to our cities, our waters and our soils.
Pacific Northwest USA
Joined September 2009
EPA seeks to relax standards for PFAS in drinking water and to hand off oversight authority to Arizona for underground injection wells and to North Dakota for coal ash disposal. https://t.co/mCUVL0oLyy Federal Water Tap news from @circleofblue
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● Department of Energy continues the Trump administration’s campaign against water conservation by attempting to repeal appliance standards. ● EPA seeks to relax standards for PFAS in drinking water....
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In Pittsburgh, residents will vote next week whether to ban privatization of the city water system. Federal regulators want PFAS limits in drinking water. Chemical company to pay New Jersey $450 million to settle a PFAS lawsuit.
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Daily water news across the globe
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Trump administration's NOAA has terminated the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative, a program to help Pacific Northwest tribes and rural communities prepare for climate change. Work on drought, extreme heat events, and sea level rise ceases.
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● The White House wants to roll back water conservation standards for toilets, faucets, and other fixtures or home appliances. ● A separate executive order supports the battle against non-native carp...
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Mining wastewater for rare elements we need. Explore this gift article from The New York Times.
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At the Berkeley Pit, researchers hope to extract valuable metals to increase U.S. production of rare earths used in electric cars, medical advances and national defense.
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This week's Federal Water Tap is out! https://t.co/aKauvI9HTY Crisp, clear national news updates on key water and sanitation issues from @circleofblue
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Weekly water news in the United States
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Federal Water Tap from @circleofblue is out!
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Weekly water news in the United States
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https://t.co/5mZiTBvnen We remain inspired by the innovators in the Madden family and the MURP graduates of Portland State University with whom we had the honor to collaborate on @PortlandLoo
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Portland State University and its alumni are deeply woven into the fabric of the city of Portland. Walking through downtown, PSU’s mark is impossible to miss. Keep walking, and you might need to find...
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https://t.co/fGfpnrmiXi Join the fun. Help map Portland's restrooms. It's not too late. Come to tomorrow's check in - 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern.
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Tomorrow's the virtual check in! 6pm Pacific / 9 pm Eastern New volunteers welcome to ID all welcoming toilet facilities in the great city of Portland and get them on The Bathroom App. https://t.co/fGfpnrmiXi
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How not to do it. Similar rules DIY on on-site DIY built systems apply in rural areas in all industrialized countries. #onsite #sanitation #composting #toilets
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Flemming Hansen and Mette Helbæk reject criticism of how they abandoned resort and fled to Guatemala
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Join PHLUSH and The Bathroom App for the restroom scavenger hunt in Portland, Oregon. Free. Fun. Events. A chance to explore a city of diverse and fascinating neighborhoods. Why? Because EVERYBODY has to go! https://t.co/fGfpnrmiXi
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3,483 NSF research grants from Biden administration under attack because award criteria may have "some connection to social justice, environmental justice, race, and gender. Hundreds of water research projects are listed." Gr8 reporting, @circleofblue !
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Starbucks is No Longer ‘America’s Bathroom.’ It Never Should Have Been.
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Providing public restrooms used to be a basic public responsibility. In the U.S., they're an increasingly rare commodity.
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The Federal Water Tap, by the numbers. To read more, visit: https://t.co/MOBxwXxPsB We need your support to continue this work! To make a tax deductible contribution to Circle of Blue today, visit: https://t.co/k8D6faN9id
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"I can rarely find a decent pot to piss in around San Diego,” @mckelmer writes. "And becoming pregnant made this more obvious." https://t.co/B5KR5GKUEn
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A brief and sordid history of the public restroom in America sheds light on why it’s impossible to take a private piss outside the home.
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